If you are a new visitor to The Festival of Fantastic Films
web pages we invite you to climb aboard the greatest weekend a science fiction, fantasy or
horror movie fan could ever find on the planet.

Based in MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (just two-and-a-half hours
from LONDON by rail-link) we have THREE programme streams containing a terrific range of
movie-related events that include Guest Interviews, Discussions, Panels, Special Events,
Presentations, Auctions, Artshow and Poster Exhibition, Dealer Room, Themed Dinner,
Parties and of course an AMAZING number of movies..... the old and the new run alongside
each other throughout the festival.

Please scroll down our pages to get a taste of this
3-Day UK Movie Convention (now in its thirteenth year) - and hop off on the various links
should you want even more in-depth info! But DO COME BACK... we'll be updating frequently
throughout the upcoming year!

Guests of Honour

John Scott

Composer on a large and varied number of movies
including the following
genre titles:-

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/I) (mini) TV
Series
Witchcraft (1992) (TV)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1982)
Horror Planet (1981)
Final Countdown, The (1980)
People That Time Forgot, The (1977)
Satan's Slave (1976)
Craze (1973)
Doomwatch (1972)
Trog (1970)
Berserk! (1968) (as Patrick John Scott)
Million Eyes of Sumuru, The (1967)
Rocket to the Moon (1967) (as Patrick John Scott)
Study in Terror, A (1965)

Mel Welles

Director, Writer, Actor, Stuntman, Special
Effects etc etc. Mel has
undertaken all manner of crafts in his long career in movies which include:-

Check these out in full on the
Internet Movie Database at www.imdb.com

Frederick
Smith

Some time ago our good friend Richard
Gordon suggested that we invite
Frederick to the Festival and take the opportunity to run the 1963
movie
"Devil Doll" which both were involved in.
Frederick wrote the war novel on which the movie
"633 Squadron" was based (great musical theme also).

Udo Kier

We have asked Udo to attend this
year's Festival. He has said he
would be delighted, but cannot at the moment give us a definite
commitment as he has much work in the pipeline. He has said
he will contact us nearer the date. Here's hoping.
Udo has had a fantastic career in the genre. He has appeared in
'Mark of the Devil', 'Flesh for Frankenstein', 'Blood for Dracula',
'Suspiria' and of course 'Blade'. More details in our next PR.

Independent
Films

In addition to the retrospective film programme that is the
backbone of the event, the Festival of Fantastic Films has, within the past few years,
become the premiere UK venue for new genre movies. We are pleased to showcase an amazing
selection of Independently produced feature length and short films from all over the
world. Films that you are unlikely to see anywhere else are screened alongside the new
movies from major studios right through the weekend. Each year sees an increase in the
number of young and highly creative film-makers, submitting their work into our
International Competition and giving members of the Festival a unique opportunity to see a
great range of movies. The Festival programme also screens new films outside the
competition itself and although it is difficult to announce specific titles in advance, we
expect to surprise members of the event with major premieres!

The Festival is also the place to meet with many of the
creative people from behind and in front of the cameras. In 1998 we had director Jake West
and actress Eileen Daly along with their new film RAZORBLADE SMILE. American director
Tyler Tharpe came over from the USA to screen and discuss his horror film THE LAST
ROADSTOP and from the UK, Jon Sorensen premiered his science fiction feature ALIEN
BLOOD. In 1999 delightful American director Joei Gharrity came from Los Angeles to
screen her short film THE GRAIL and was sucked into the fannish activities and
friendliness of the event

Most of the Independent movies screened at the Festival
have a substantial budget behind them, whereas other equally creative genre movies are
made each year by talented amateurs working on a shoestring. These films are enormously
entertaining and often just as thought provoking as their Indie relatives. The
Amateur Contest entries are pre-judged by The Festival Committee with the top rated films
going forward to the Festival for the final round. 1998 saw the Award going out of the UK
for the first time ever, being won by Florida USA film-maker Shane Hannafey with his
science fiction story THE GIFT.

The International Movie Competitions have become a very
important section of the Festival of Fantastic Films.

Movie Competition Winners for
2001

We are delighted to detail the results of the 2001
Festival of Fantastic Films'Independent Film Competition.

FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY
A humorous introduction to the Festival with Horror novelist
STEPHEN LAWS and writer, director STEPHEN GALLAGHER,
both of whom will be conducting Guest interviews throughout the weekend.

plus many other Q&A sessions with directors and producers of a number of
the films we shall be screening throughout the weekend.

The
Auction

RAMSEY CAMPBELL puts a multitude of movie related items
under his infamous gavel... and we'll guarantee he'll keep you amused and
penniless!

Full Attending Membership is £65 (UK pounds),
or $100 (US dollars) which entitles you to Progress Reports, Programme Booklet, Badge, and
Attendance to all of the events over the three days of the convention. A single day
membership is available for £30 (UK pounds).

Children: Attending Membership £20 up to 12 years of
age and £30 up to 16 years of age.

Supporting Membership £30, entitles you to three Progress Reports,
Programme Booklet, Badge, and Attendance to any of the events on any SINGLE day of the
convention. (Supporting membership can be upgraded to FULL by paying the balance at any
time up to the week before the Festival).

Register now by printing the form (click below) and
mailing to the Festival address! For your convenience, Visa and MasterCard bookings
can be accepted by phone: call [Country code 44] (0)161 707-3747 (call any time but
please check the time difference if calling from outside the UK).

The Society of Fantastic Films is a member
of the British Federation of Film Societies

In
Memoriam

Harry
Nadler

The Festival Committee
very much regrets having to announce the death of Harry Nadler,
suddenly, on March 1st 2002.

Our deepest sympathy
goes to his wife Marie, and children Lindsay and Steven.

Harry's funeral
was held at 3 pm on Wednesday, 13th March, at Agecroft Crematorium,
Salford.

John Hayes reports:
"A huge number of people came - not enough seats in the
chapel for everyone. Janina came up as did Stephen Gallagher,
and Tony Earnshaw came from Pictureville in Bradford, so he
had a terrific send off.
"A man with many friends indeed was Harry."

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